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Be it known that I, F. M. LEMMON, of Shelbyville, in the c ounty ofShelby, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and improvedSpoke-Driving Bench; 'and I do hereby declare that the followingisafull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled iu the art to-make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specication, in which-Figure 1 is a'side view of my invention; and

'Figure 2is an end elevation of the same.

Similar letters of reference in the different figures indicatecorresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new and improved machine for driving spokesin Wagon-wheel hubs, and consists in a benchnhaving a hub-clampingdevice by. which the hub is firmly secured to the bench, and anyadjustable rest for holding the spokes as they are driven, and also abinding device for holding` the spokes down snug in the said rest ashereinafter explained, the whole making a very` simplerand desirablemachine for the purpose mentioned.

B in the accompanying drawings is a bench of ordinary construction,having a bolt, D, passing up through its'centre, the lower end of thebolt or rod D being hooked to the iioor, and the upper end, d, 'having ascrewthread cut thereon and a nut, H, for clamping the hub A to thebench. C c is an adjustable rest which is adjusted vertically in theendof the bench by nuts IJ above and below the same. G is a hooked rod forholding the spoke a down snug into the rest c, and this rod is operatedby .a lever, E, tig. 2, which is pivot'ed to the frame at e, and has alip, f, which engages with a rack, F, to hold the lever in any positionin which it is placed when in use. In driving the spokes the hub is rstsecured irmlyon the bench bythe clamping-rod D, and the height of therest or gauge C is adjusted so as to give the desired set or dish to thewheel; the spoke ais then placed in position for driving, and the rod gG is hooked over the Spoke, and the lever E forced down and engages withthe rack F, to hold the spoke securely while being driven. After thespoke has been driven the hub-is turned on the bench so as to bringanother mortise opposite to the rest,'and 1:he` ,\'perationA is repeateduntil the spokes are all set. For accommodating larger wheels thehub-clamping rod Dis placed farther from the rest inthe hole b', g. 1. lBy these means the spokes are properly set in the hub in4 a rapid andsimple manner.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, -isr- I claim the benchB, clamping-rod D,adjustable rest C c,`and holding-rod and "lever G E, all arranged andoperating as and'for the purpose herein set forth.

FL M. LEMMON.

Y. Witnesses:

Jas. GLIVER, SAMUEL WARNER.

